At Larnach Castle we do many odd and difficult to grow plants particularly well, such as blue poppies and Veratrum nigrum. Lichen is another 'plant' that we also do extremely well. Those of you who are observant may have noticed the quotation mark...

Sometimes the imagination is more effective than the latest special effects at furnishing ghost stories. That is why storyteller Brian McNeill says there will be no spooky artificial sights or sounds added tomorrow night, when about 70 people celebrate the longest night of 2017 by listening to Victorian ghost stories at Larnach Castle.

News from the Garden! Why do plants seem to flower so late at Larnach Castle? Fog? Altitude? Our maritime climate? Fiona Eadie, Head Gardener at Larnach Castle, takes the question to task in her latest contribution to our blog.

As I dine by candlelight in New Zealand's only castle, with a chill wind whistling and moonlit clouds scuttering across the sky outside, I learn of a tragic and scandalous history to rival any Gothic romance.

I was asked the other day "what’s the best plant in the garden at the moment". I was working in the rockery at the time and was about to say 'Well, we all like different types of plants, so what is my favourite may not be yours. Go and have a look around and let me know what you find', while secretly thinking something completely different.

At the center of the romance: the lovers. Vying for equal attention these days: the castle. Castles in the United States and abroad have become popular wedding sites, in part because they show up in living rooms and movie theaters on a regular basis.

Perfection doesn’t come without effort. The view through Laburnum Pergola at Larnach Castle is a photographer’s dream, it showcases vistas of the city at one end of the arch and the castle with the fountain in foreground at the opposite end.

Larnach Castle became the first subject of a new device that allows live-streaming of video from a drone directly to Facebook. One of many to press the ‘‘like'' button was Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg.

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